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SeleCT retires from Starcraft II

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dignitas.ToH1o
Profile Joined August 2010
Bulgaria56 Posts
October 24 2012 12:12 GMT
#1
Today we are sad to announce that SeleCT has announced his retirement in Starcraft II and will instead move on to pursue other eSport interests. SeleCT is looking to move to DOTA 2 and also is willing to make appearances as a Starcraft II pundit and translator at events. SeleCT joined us just over two years ago and we have been delighted to work with him during that time, SeleCT is a model professional and we wish him luck with his new endeavours.


SeleCT had this to say regarding his situation;

I finished high school in USA, and I was waiting for my Greencard to go to college. However, I heard sc2 open beta is out and I tried it. When I first played sc2, I was so captured by the game. The game was so smooth and fast as a RTS game. The more I play, the more I fell into the game. It was something different to other RTS games. That’s how I started sc2 competitively.

I have won quite a lot of online tournaments, and got great result on offline tournaments. When all the people cheer for you and scream your name when you are at the stage, the feeling could not be explained by word. I gained big motivation from it and it was what made me keep trying hard.

Recently, I feel that I am too old to play RTS games anymore as you get slower as you get older. Also so many young people who are fast are trying harder than me and practicing very systematically in their team house in Korea. I feel that it is very hard for me to catch up without living and practicing in Korea. So I have decided to quit sc2 and move on to some other.

I am only quitting sc2, which means I am not retiring as a gamer  I love my life being a pro-gamer. I am actually thinking to switch back to Dota. I actually played Dota competitively before I start sc2. Back in dota 1, my team was one of the best NA team at some point. I am not sure how successful I will be as a dota player but I believe in myself.

I would like to do some pundit work and translating at events. I don’t know how awkward it will be but haha… don’t be so surprised hehe because I am such a handsome nerd that’s how you guys called me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Please keep the loves on me! I will pay you back with good and fun stuff and please cheer me up in dota 2 scene as well 

Always big thanks to team-dignitas. Always big love to my fans who cheers for me


Source: Team Dignitas

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Shellshock
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States97276 Posts
October 24 2012 12:13 GMT
#2
Good luck in Dota 2 select! One of my favorite players from when I first started watching sc2
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Leru
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Romania257 Posts
October 24 2012 12:13 GMT
#3
Good call, I will be watching for him on Dota 2 ! Good luck there !
Less e$ports, more fun
ThomasjServo
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
15244 Posts
October 24 2012 12:13 GMT
#4
Truly the end of an era.
BrassMonkey27
Profile Joined May 2011
Canada616 Posts
October 24 2012 12:14 GMT
#5
And the dominoes keep falling..
HoneyBadger.784 Diamond KR "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
MeroteK
Profile Joined July 2011
United States46 Posts
October 24 2012 12:14 GMT
#6
Sad times for Starcraft
Dodgin
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
Canada39254 Posts
October 24 2012 12:14 GMT
#7
Good luck in Dota 2 Select.
ACrow
Profile Joined October 2011
Germany6583 Posts
October 24 2012 12:14 GMT
#8
Good luck in Dota2!
I regret not seeing that grudge match with Idra though...
Get off my lawn, young punks
karlkarl
Profile Joined April 2012
Germany33 Posts
October 24 2012 12:15 GMT
#9
Nooo select, one of my favorite players, sad to see him go but good luck in your future life!
RPR_Tempest
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Australia7798 Posts
October 24 2012 12:15 GMT
#10
My fondest memory of SeleCT is him absolutely fucking demolishing Alicia in Code A in what to this day is still one of the most one sided foreigner vs Korean beatdowns of all time.
Soundwave, Zerg player from Canberra, Australia. @SoundwaveSC
KiNGxXx
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
7928 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#11
GL you handsome nerd ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
MKP|Maru|TaeJa|Mvp|Polt|INnoVation|GuMiho|Bomber|GoOdy|TeamTerran
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9221 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#12
Best of luck in your Dota career Select. Please don't stop being awesome on twitter!
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
PixelNite
Profile Joined August 2011
France1008 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#13
Who will 2rax now ?
MushroomCult
Profile Joined December 2010
Sweden35 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#14
gl select! wish you luck in dota
Dum spiro, spero
Eire_91
Profile Joined December 2011
Ireland82 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#15
Good luck Select!!
"Quick mudelisps er good bicuz deyre like lots of early whirlybirds" - Axslav 2013
red4ce
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
United States7313 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#16
Select was the first SC2 terran I enjoyed watching. He will be missed.
Jehct
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
New Zealand9115 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#17
glhf, i expect great things from you in dota2 sir

please stream your dota2 play btw, pretty silly going on sneykings stream and being like "wtf select?" instead of just watching you
"You seem to think about this game a lot"
SemperSC
Profile Joined February 2011
Canada117 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#18
On October 24 2012 21:13 Shellshock1122 wrote:
Good luck in Dota 2 select! One of my favorite players from when I first started watching sc2


Same here. I remember when my friend introduced me to Sc2 he told me SeleCT is the best player in the world.
i.of.the.storm
Profile Joined April 2009
United States795 Posts
October 24 2012 12:16 GMT
#19
Sad to see you go but I guess you won't be going very far :-\. Good luck wherever life takes you.
Maru - The Terran hope is alive!
reDicE
Profile Joined November 2010
United States1020 Posts
October 24 2012 12:17 GMT
#20
I was sad when I read the title, but then I was pretty happy when I read the part about switching to Dota 2.

Can't wait to see how well he does. I wonder what role he will play.
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